Thoughts after 10 games ? I know we are not playing to his strengths, but no way on God’s Earth is this a player worth remotely close to the £3,500,000 we paid QPR for him. They have had our pants down. I’d be pleasantly surprised if he scores 6 goals this season. At Orient last season in L1 Richie Wellens geared their style of play to getting fast slick balls to Kelman’s feet, particularly in the six yard box. We play the exact opposite way Our scouting and player recruitment has been pretty good since Gallen left, but this one is looking increasingly like a turkey.
We have so many strikers now we need to try different pairings. However they do say don't change a winning team so I don't mind keeping it as it is for now.
I would drop Campbell, make him an impact sub and bring whoever else in and see if that can bring a change in Kelman's fortunes. However, he had one good season with Orient and before that he scored more times than Kojak in a brothel.
Looking at the other forums & Twitter on the way home, the majority of fans want changes up front for Ipswich (A) on Tuesday night.
As said in the match thread, we looked worse when Kelman and TC went off. Why would it be better if Leaburn and Olafe started? Godden is definitely our best striker, but not fit, I can't see a viable option currently. I want the forwards to score, but we've lost 3 from 10 this season, 2 away from home and we probably shouldn't have lost vs Leicester. Most people would have been happy with 15 points from the first 10 games. We aren't struggling, in fact we are probably over achieving having only bought league 1 players... Staying in the league is the minimum requirement this season and currently we are on course do that. I want us to do more, but the change from 12 months ago is huge. I'd love us to be back in the Premier League, but Championship consolidation is the most important thing by May
I do not disagree with the above, BUT our scoring record atm is shocking, should our defence start to leak goals I am doubtful that we have enough upfront to get goals.
Fair points @PuttersCAFC but we are facing a run of games against better sides now, where chances are at a premium & you need to take them when you can. Leaburn, Kelman & Campbell have scored 0, 0 and 0 between them this season. It can’t continue, regardless of where we are in the table.
I agree re the strikers scoring, they need to step up if we really want to push on. Scoring goals is the hardest part of football, and why players at the top end of the pitch cost the most. We may have overspent on Kelman, but I think you've got to take that risk. We paid money for Knibbs and got Carey on a free, I think we all agree that Carey has been the much better signing. Most people don't pay much attention to the table before 10 games, the teams we've dropped points to are all around or above us in the league. All the teams we've beaten are below us. The league says we are a mid-table Championship team as it stands. Ipswich and Hull are also close to us and we play both away. If we avoid defeat in one of those games, 4 points from these 3 games is a good return in my books
Come this time next Saturday we would have played 5 aways out of 7, hopefully we are in the same position as we are now. However, we could easily lose the next two and be 8 places down from where we are now.
